Friday, September 08, 2017

To all of you that date back to the BYTE Magazine, Viktor Toth just passed this bit of sad news, "Jerry Pournelle, the noted science-fiction writer, political pundit and early computer enthusiast, is dead at the age of 84."

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Pournelle was a long-time collaborator of science-fiction giant Larry Niven, with whom they co-wrote some amazing science-fiction novels, like The Mote in God’s Eye or Oath of Fealty, not to mention their take on Dante’s Divine Comedy, Inferno, and its sequel, Escape from Hell. Novels he published under his own name included the memorable Janissaries or West of Honor.

Pournelle was well known to readers of the once legendary BYTE magazine. His Chaos Manor column, in which he reviewed software, hardware, new technologies, was very popular

This page is for site visitors to post remembrances and thoughts at the time of Dr. Pournelle’s passing (8 Aug 2017). Your thoughts can be added using the form at the bottom of this page. Comments that are not related to words of encouragement will be removed.

Dr. Pournelle’s family appreciates those that have taken the time to send encouragement and well wishes. – Editor.